Michail Antonio has said that he's hopeful West Ham's training camp in Miami can help with the bid to secure Premier League safety.

The Hammers set up camp at Barry University in Miami Shores and got through a number of training sessions in the mornings, while players were handed some much needed downtime in the afternoons.

Having been snapped soaking up some sun on the beach in Miami, the squad came in for criticism with some suggesting they were on holiday rather than training.

They returned from the United States in the early hours of Saturday morning following a week of intense training in the Florida heat and in their first game back in the UK on Wednesday night a fairly strong United side beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 in a fundraising match at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

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Antonio, who helped himself to a brace against the National League side, has explained the reasoning behind the trip as well as the mood within the camp.

Michail Antonio of West Ham (Image: Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

"It’s just one of those things, we’ve been struggling in the League so far and you come in and you’re not really enjoying the football because we've not been winning, so the gaffer decided to take us away, allow us to gel and become that solid team that we were in seasons before," he said.

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Despite facing the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea as well as both Manchester clubs in the run-in, Antonio insists he's capable of scoring the goals to keep the east London outfit in the Premier League.

"Yeah, definitely," he added. "The last two years I got nine goals two seasons running, this season hasn’t been going well for me as I’ve had quite a few injuries but I’ve come back now, scored two goals in the League, a couple today, so hopefully I can push on."

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